Virginia: 1st Infantry Battalion, Local Defense Troops
(aka Armory Battalion and Ordnance Battalion)
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Unit History
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Organized with six companies at Richmond from the employees of the armory for local defense as needed on May 28, 1863.
Mustered into Confederate service on June 15, 1863.
Apparently discontinued upon the fall of Richmond on April 2, 1865.
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Field and Staff
- Commander: William S. Downer (Major)
- Major: Thomas H. Ayres and Charles H. Ford
Assignments
- May 1863-March 1865: Local Defense Brigade, Department of Richmond
- March-April 1865: Local Defense Brigade, G.W.C. Lee's Division, Department of Richmond
Companies & Counties of Origin
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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
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